# Dhoti Village, Agar, Shajapur (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Agar, Shajapur 

# Dhoti

Dhoti is a village in Agar sub-district of Shajapur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,385 people in 321 households**, the 23rd largest of 137 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 41.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.2%.

- 1,385people (2011)
- 321households
- 41.7%literacy
- 902females per 1,000 males

## Dhoti PIN code and other codes

Dhoti falls in Agar sub-district, Shajapur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockAgar
- Census village code472523

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Dhoti from nearby towns?

- Agar (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Shajapur (district HQ)60 km by road
- Agar (nearest town)8 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Dhoti?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Dhoti; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Agar
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Agar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shajapur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 12 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Dhoti known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 82% of the 925 hectares of village land is sown, and 437 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Dhoti

Of every 100 households in Dhoti in 2011, 29 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dhoti · ■ Agar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****29%**

**61%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****51%**

**36%

Television ****8%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****35%**

**41%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Dhoti?

■ Dhoti · ■ Agar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****41.7%**

**61.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****902**

**948

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****974**

**932

Working population ****59.5%**

**49.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 55.6% for men and 26.1% for women. 60% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 425 (52%) · **■** Farm labourers 306 (37%) · **■** Other work 12 (1%) · **■** Marginal 81 (10%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Agar

- Ghurasiya1,422 people
- Hadai1,416 people
- Pachora1,404 people
- Bapcha Agar1,394 people
- Malwasa1,359 people
- Rampur Bhundwas1,358 people
- Fatepur Mendki1,318 people
- Shivgarh1,307 people

[All 137 villages in Agar](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shajapur/agar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dhoti from Shajapur?60 km by road
- What is the population of Dhoti?1,385 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhoti in?Shajapur district (Agar sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dhoti?41.7% (Census 2011)
